Blue Knob
Blue Knob rises to 804 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grindstone Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 804 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 3 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 3 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 3 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grindstone Knob: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 2.6 mi
- Foster Knob: 3.2 mi
- Harveys Knob: 3.3 mi
- Flattop: 3.9 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 2.7 mi
- Montvale Park: 4.7 mi
- Troutville Park: 5.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 8.0 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 8.9 mi
- The Rock: 10.4 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 13.6 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 13.6 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 8.0 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 10.4 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 11.8 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 13.5 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 13.6 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 13.8 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 13.8 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 14.3 mi
- Roanoke Star: 14.5 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 19.1 mi
- Rhinoceros: 12.4 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 13.9 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 14.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 14.9 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 16.1 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 12.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Explore Park: 13.1 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
- Beale Garden: 10.3 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 13.0 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Victory Garden: 14.2 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 19.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 21.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 11.2 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 19.1 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 22.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 4.2 mi
- Howrytown: 6.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,215 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | E 83° | 1,167 m | 9.2 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,131 m | 13.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 76° | 1,119 m | 11.0 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,088 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | E 85° | 1,074 m | 9.0 mi |
| Harkening Hill | ENE 73° | 1,026 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | ENE 67° | 942 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586582
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 14 mi
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